Dear Juno or any other teenager in a similar situation,
My name is Aaron, I’m 17, and I’m a senior in high school. If I was in your shoes and was about to have a baby I would most likely be at my girlfriend’s house asking her to consider abortion. I plan to do great things in my life such as go to college, get a job, and achieve my life-long dream of going to Paris before I’m 25. If I had a child all of my dreams and aspirations would be unattainable. On the other hand, having a child at 17 would make it impossible to continue my life as it is. I would have to work more, focus less on school and devote all of my free time and money to raising my kid.
I’m writing this letter because I believe your choice to carry out your baby full term and put it up for adoption for Vanessa was a good choice. I believe that was the right decision for you, but I still don't agree with the situation that you put yourself in. We as teenagers should not have to worry about having children, we should be worrying about college and friends, or even the gross face blemishes that seem to appear overnight. Having an ultrasound should not be a worry of ours at 17. I respect you for being able to carry a child for 9 months and enduring the pain and suffering it brought, most people would not be able to do so. I also admire the courage you had to tell your parents right from the start, which would have been more difficult for me.
It was unwise to engage in sexual activity because you were bored and did not plan ahead. I don't agree with underage sexual activity especially without protection. If you and your boyfriend were making the choice to become sexually active I think you should have planned ahead and been well aware of the risk being sexually active brings.
There are people in the world that aren’t as lucky as you and didn’t have the support you did. That is why the right for a women to abort a baby is very fortunate in today’s society. If a young girl such as yourself doesn’t have the courage to carry a child for nine months after an unexpected teenage pregnancy, she has the right to choose to abort that baby through a small procedure. I can understand why you didn’t take this route because for many it can be emotionally traumatic. Unfortunately for these women there are people in the world that are trying to persuade the government to make this practice illegal, because they believe abortion is a form of murder. I believe that it is a woman’s right to choose and the government should stay out of their personal choices.
All in all, I respect your decision but ask you to remain safe and think next time you consider making an unwise decision that could change your life forever.
My name is Aaron, I’m 17, and I’m a senior in high school. If I was in your shoes and was about to have a baby I would most likely be at my girlfriend’s house asking her to consider abortion. I plan to do great things in my life such as go to college, get a job, and achieve my life-long dream of going to Paris before I’m 25. If I had a child all of my dreams and aspirations would be unattainable. On the other hand, having a child at 17 would make it impossible to continue my life as it is. I would have to work more, focus less on school and devote all of my free time and money to raising my kid.
I’m writing this letter because I believe your choice to carry out your baby full term and put it up for adoption for Vanessa was a good choice. I believe that was the right decision for you, but I still don't agree with the situation that you put yourself in. We as teenagers should not have to worry about having children, we should be worrying about college and friends, or even the gross face blemishes that seem to appear overnight. Having an ultrasound should not be a worry of ours at 17. I respect you for being able to carry a child for 9 months and enduring the pain and suffering it brought, most people would not be able to do so. I also admire the courage you had to tell your parents right from the start, which would have been more difficult for me.
It was unwise to engage in sexual activity because you were bored and did not plan ahead. I don't agree with underage sexual activity especially without protection. If you and your boyfriend were making the choice to become sexually active I think you should have planned ahead and been well aware of the risk being sexually active brings.
There are people in the world that aren’t as lucky as you and didn’t have the support you did. That is why the right for a women to abort a baby is very fortunate in today’s society. If a young girl such as yourself doesn’t have the courage to carry a child for nine months after an unexpected teenage pregnancy, she has the right to choose to abort that baby through a small procedure. I can understand why you didn’t take this route because for many it can be emotionally traumatic. Unfortunately for these women there are people in the world that are trying to persuade the government to make this practice illegal, because they believe abortion is a form of murder. I believe that it is a woman’s right to choose and the government should stay out of their personal choices.
All in all, I respect your decision but ask you to remain safe and think next time you consider making an unwise decision that could change your life forever.
So Long,
Aaron